Casting-box.



PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905.

E. HALL.

CASTING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JAN,28,1903.

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PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905.

E. HALL.

CASTING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1903.

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j l ilnegseses I No. 802,752. PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905. E. HALL.

CASTING BOX.

AYPLIOATION FILED 11111.28, 1903.

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EDGAR HALL, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT HOE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CASTING-BOX.

No. 802,752. Specification. of Letters Patent. Patented. Oct. 24:, 1905.

Application filed January 28, 1903. Serial No. 140,844.

TO Hill/01111 I315 W/ to receive the molten metal. Fig. .Zis a plan, 55 Be it known that I, EDGAR HALL, a citizen partly in section, the plane of section being of the United States, residing at lambridge, indicated by the line 2 .2 in Fig. 1. Fig. Sis county of Middlesex, and State of Massaehuaview of the improved box with the body in 5 setts,have invented certain new and useful Imits lowered position. Fig. I is a view of the provements in Casting-Boxes, fully described box with both body and cover in their low- 60 and represented in the following specification ered position. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged doand the accompanying drawings, forming a tail views of the latches forming a part of the part of the same. devices for maintaining the cover in a ver- 10 This invention relates to certain improvetlcal position.

ments in casting-boxes for stereotype-plates, In the drawings, which illustrate one em- 5 and more particularly to that class of boxes bodiment of the invention, there is shown a in which one of the parts of the box, usually frame which consists of side pieces 10, suitably the cover, is maintained in a substantially connected by cross-bars 11 and 12, though this S vertical position and the other part of the frame may be of any suitable construction.

box is swung toward and away from it to close The body and the cover of the box are so ar- 7 and open the box. ranged that one of them is normally retained In casting stereotype-plates it is sometimes in a substantially fixed position with respect desirable to incorporate therein a cut or halfto the other part which is arranged to be tone. This is ordinarily accomplished by swung toward and away from the relatively leaving a space in the matrix of the size of fixed part. In the preferred form of the conthe cut, and when the matrix is positioned in struction and as illustrated the body or bed 13 the box the cut or half-tone is placed in posiof the box is provided with lateral trunnions tion in this space in the matrix, after which 14L, which are mounted in bearings in the side 5 the box is closed and the molten metal poured frames 10, so that the swinging movement of therein. In boxes of the type, however, in the bed isa pivotal movement. The cover 15, which the cover is maintained in a substanwhich is or may be a convex cover of the ortially vertical position and in which, as is dinary type, is maintained in a fixed position usual, the matrix is secured in the body of with respect to the body, this position in the 3 the box, which is swung toward and away construction beingasubstantially vcrticalpofrom the cover, it sometimes happens that sition. The devices for maintainingthe cover 5 the cut is misplaced with respect to the matrix in this relatively fixed position may be widely in swinging the body of the box into the vervaried. In the type of the box illustrated the tical position, which it necessarily must take cover 15 is pivotally connected to the body at 35 in order to close it. the lower end thereof and is arranged so that This invention has for its object to produce it approximately counterbalances the body. 9 a casting-box embodying apart which is main- This form of box is a known form, the contained in a substantially fixed position with struetion being, however, fully described in respect to its cooperating part, said part bea pending application to Hall and Hall, Serial '4 ing swung toward and away from said fixed No. 196,317, filed March 3, 1904, to which part, but in which, when desired, the relareference is made for a full disclosure of this tively fixed part may be moved fromits lixed part of the construction should such disposition, so as to cooperate with the other closure be necessary. In addition to the suppart. port aflforded by the pivotal connections be- 45 With this and other objects in View the infore referred to the cover is maintained in vention consists in certain constructions and its vertical position by means of devices in certain parts, improvements, and combinawhich may be widely varied in construction tions, as will he hereinafter fully described and arrangement. These devices will, howand then specifically pointed out in the claims ever, be so constructed that they may be dis- 5 hereunto appended. connected from the cover, so as to permit the In the accompanying drawings, in which same when desired to be moved from its fixed 5 like characters of reference indicate the same position before referred to--that is, for inparts, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the imstance, from the position shown in Figs. 1 to proved casting-box with the parts in position 3 to the position shown in Fig. I. In the particular form of the devices illustrated they include two radius-bars 16, which are pivoted on the cross-bar 12. These bars 16 carry at their forward ends latches, which may be also widely varied in construction. As shown, (see more particularly Figs. 5 and 6,) these latches consists of stationary jaws 17, which are secured on the end of the bars 16, this screw construction enabling the latches to be exactly adjusted. Set-nuts 26 may be provided to maintain the jaws 17 in adjustment. Cooperating with each jaw 17 is a hook 19, these hooks being located between prongs on the upper part of the jaws 17 and being mounted on short shafts or rods 20. The hooks 19 are arranged to embrace a rod 18, which is secured to the back of the cover, the latches being thrown forward by means of suitable coiled springs 21. (See Fig. 6.) In the normal position of the cover, therefore, it is firmly connected to the radius-bars 16 by means of the latches, the bars and latches serving to maintain it in the substantially vertical position before referred to. hen it is desired, however, to swing the cover from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 4, the latches are disconnected, after which the cover may be swung forward. The latches are preferably so arranged that they will automatically reengage when the cover is swung back to its normal position. In order to effect this, in the preferred form of the construction supports 25 are provided, which are secured to the shaft 12, the ends of these supports taking under and supporting the radius-bars 16. These supports are so positioned that when the cover is swung from the position shown in Fig. 4 into the position shown in Fig. 1 the rod 18 will strike the ends of the hooks 19, said ends being beveled, so that the pressure of the bar 18 thereagainst turns them on their pivots and allows the bar to pass under them, after which they are thrown down into operative position by means of the springs 21. Coiled springs 23 are or may be provided to ease the downward movement of the radiusbars and latches when the cover is disconnected.

Means are preferably provided for locking the jaws of the latches. These means may be of any suitable description. As shown, each latch is provided with a pivoted dog 22, which is arranged to engage a suitable groove or notch in the rear end of each jaw 17. These dogs 22 may be arranged so that they will rest upon the top of the latches, as shown in Fig. 4, when the latches are disconnected from the cover, their weight, however, not being sufficient to raise the latches. hen, however, the latches are raised by the impact of the rod 18, the dogs will be automatically thrown down into the position shown in Fig. 5, thus preventing any accidental disengagement of the jaws from the rod 18.

Means are preferably provided for controlling the movement of the cover, which means may be of any desired construction. As shown, a counterbalance 27 is provided, said counterbalance being connected to a lever 28, which passes through a fulcrum-block 29, pivoted on the cross-bar 12. The upper end of this lever 28 is connected by a chain 30 to a projecting piece 31, secured to the upper part of the cover, preferably by attaching it to a bar 32, which crosses the cover. The cover may also be provided, as shown, with handles 33, which assist in raising and lowering the same.

In order to insure that the cover when lowered, as shown in Fig. at, into the concavity of the body is in close operative contact there'- with, an additional clamping device may be provided which forces the two parts together. This clamping device may be of any suitable form; but, as shown, it consists of a pair of swinging clamps 34, provided with the usual wing-nuts, such clamps engaging, when they are in use, with slots in the ends of the crossbar 32 before referred to.

hen the invention is embodied in the type of box illustrated in the Hall and Hall application before referred to, a brace 40 may be provided for supporting the box in its hori- Zontal position, said brace being thrown into and out of operation by means of a handle 35, operating through a cross-shaft 36. Similarly, also a toggle mechanism. part of which is indicated at 37, may be used for forcing the parts of the box together. Furthermore, if desired, water maybe caused to circulate through the cover of the box by means of inlet and outlet pipes 50 and swinging pipes 17. So, also, the parts of the box may be moved away from each other by means of cams 13, the movement of which is effected by means of sprocket-wheels 4C5 and a chain 541, rotated by a crank 46.

The constructions here referredto are fully described in the pending application above identified, and reference is made thereto for a full description thereof, it being unnecessary, so far as the understanding of the present invention is concerned, to fully describe these features in this application.

Changes and variations may be made in the details of construction herein shown and described without departing from the invention. The invention is not, therefore, to be limited to the specific details of construction shown and described.

hat is claimed is 1. In a casting-box comprising a body and cover, the combination with connections for normally retaining one of said parts in a relatively fixed posit-ion with respect to the other, means whereby the other part may be moved toward and away from the part having the fixed position, and means whereby said retaining connections may be interrupted so that the part normally in the relatively fixed position may be moved therefrom to cooperate with the other part, substantially as described.

2. In a casting-box comprising a body and cover, the combination with connections for normally retaining the cover in a relatively fixed position with respect to the body, means whereby the body may be moved toward and away from the cover, and means whereby said retaining connections may be interrupted so that the cover may be moved to cooperate with the body when desired, substantially as described.

3. In a casting-box comprising a body and cover, the combination with connections for normally retaining the cover in a substantially vertical position, means whereby, the body may be moved toward and away from the cover, and means whereby the retaining connections for the cover may be interrupted so that it may be moved to cooperate with the body, substantially as described.

4. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which one of said parts is mounted to swing, means for normally retaining the other part in a sub stantially fixed position with respect to the swinging part, pivotal connections between the two parts, and means for interrupting the retaining connections so that the part normally in the relatively fixed position may be swung to cooperate with the other part, substantially as described.

5. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, means for normally retaining the cover in a substantially vertical position, pivotal connections between the body and cover, and means whereby the retaining connections may be interrupt-ed so that the cover maybe moved from its vertical position to cooperate with the body when desired, substantially as described.

6. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, ofconnections for normally retaining one of said parts in a substantially vertical position, means whereby the other part may be swung toward andaway fromthe vertically-arranged part, connections whereby said verticallyarranged part is caused to act as a counterweight for the other part, and means whereby the retaining connections may be interrupted so that the part normally in vertical position may be moved therefrom to cooperate with the other part, substantially as described.

7. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which one of said parts is mounted to swing, retaining connections whereby the other part is normally held in a substantially vertical position, connections between the two parts whereby they serve to counterbalance each other, and means whereby the retaining connections may be interrupted so that both parts may be swung into a horizontal position, substantially as described.

8. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in' which the bodyis mounted to swing, and retaining connections whereby the cover is normally maintained in a substantially vertical position, said retaining connections including suitable latches whereby the connections may be interrupted when desired, in order to permit the cover to be moved from its normal position, substantially as described.

9. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, retaining connections whereby the cover is normally maintained in a substantially vertical position, said retaining connections including suitable latches whereby the connections maybe interrupted when desired, in order to permit the cover to be moved from its normal position, and connections between the body and cover whereby they counterbalance each other, substantially as described.

10. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, retaining connections whereby the cover is normally maintained in a substantially vertical position, said retaining connections including suitable latches by disengaging which the cover may be moved. out of its normal position, and means for causing the latches to automatically rengage when. the cover is moved back into its normal position, substantially as described.

11. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, retainin connections whereby the cover is normafiy main- 'tained in a substantially vertical position,

said retaining connections including suitable latches by disengaging which the cover may be moved out of its normal position, means for causing the latches to automatically reengage when the cover is moved back into its normal position, and connections between the body and cover whereby they counterbalance each other, substantially as described.

12. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which one of said parts is mounted to swing, retaining connections including a suitable radius-bar and latch for normally maintaining the other part in a substantially fixed position with respect to the swinging part, whereby by disengaging the latch the relatively lined part may be moved out of its normal position, and connections between the two parts whereby they counterbalance each other, substantially as described.

13. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which one of said parts is mounted to swing, retaining connections including a suitable radius-bar and latch for normally maintaining the other part in a substantially fixed position with respect to the swinging part, whereby by disengagpart in a substantially fixed position with respect to the swinging part, whereby by disengaging the latch said normally fixed part may be moved out of its normal position, connections between the two parts whereby they counterbalance each other, and acounterbalance for controlling the relatively fixed part in its movement after the retaining devices have been interrupted, substantially as described.

15. In casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of means for normally maintaining one of said parts in a relatively fixed position with respect to the other part, said means including a latch which when disengaged allows the part to be moved from its position, means whereby the latch may be caused to automatically engage when the part is swung into its normal position, and locking means for the latch, substantially as described.

16. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of means for normally maintaining one of said parts in a relatively fixed position with respect to the other part, said means including a latch which when disengaged allows the part to be moved from its position, means whereby the latch may be caused to automatically engage when the part is swung into its normal position, looking means for the latch, and means for controlling said part in its movement after it has been disengaged, substantially as described.

17. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of means for normally maintaining one of said parts in a relatively fixed position with respect to the other part, said means including a latch which when disengaged allows the part to be moved from its position, means whereby the latch may be caused to automatically engage when the part is swung into its normal position, locking means for the latch, and a counterbalance for controlling said part in its movement after it has been disengaged, substantially as described.

18. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, pivotal connections between the body and cover, means ineluding a latch and suitable connections for maintaining the cover in a substantially ver tical position, whereby when the latch is disengaged the cover may be moved out of said position, means for causing the latch to automatically rengage when the cover is moved into normal position, a locking device for the latch, and means for controlling the movement of the cover when the latch is disengaged, substantially as described.

19. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, pivotal connec tions between the body and cover, means including a latch and suitable connections for maintaining the cover in a substantially vertical position, whereby when the latch is disengaged the cover may be moved out of said position, means for causing the latch to automatically rengage when the cover is moved into normal position, a locking device for the latch, and a counterbalance for controlling the movement of the cover when the latch is disengaged, substantially as described.

20. In a casting-box, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, pivotal connections between the body and cover, retaining connections including'a radius-bar and latch having a beveled end for normally maintaining the cover in a relatively fixed position with respect to the body, whereby when the latch is disengaged the cover may be swung out of said position, means for so supporting the radius-bar and latch that when the cover is swung back into its normal position the latch will automatically rengage, a locking member for the latch, and means for controlling the movement of the cover when the latch is disengaged, substantially as described.

21. In a castingbox, the combination with a body and cover, of a frame in which the body is mounted to swing, pivotal connections between the body and cover, retaining connections including a radius-bar and latch having a beveled end for normally maintain' ing the cover in a relatively fixed position with respect to the body, whereby when the latch is disengaged the cover may be swung out of its position, means for so supporting the radius-bar and latch that when the cover is .swung back into its normal position the latch will automatically reengage, a locking member for the latch, and a counterbalance for controlling the movement of the cover when the latch is disengaged, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDGAR HALL.

Witnesses: t

A. H. SPENCER, ISAAC GORDON. 

